8th Sunday after Pentecost At the beginning of today’s Mass, we sang the verse from Psalm 47 joyfully: Suscepimus Deus misericordiam tuam in medio templi tui- We have received O Lord Thy mercy in the midst of Thy temple. This morning at Matins, we…

7th Sunday after Pentecost By their fruits you shall know them. This well-known verse deserves all our attention. It can easily be used to discredit persons or groups who do not, at least on the surface, seem to be producing good fruit, or at…

Solemnity of St Benedict We owe so much to St Benedict. For obvious reasons. We are Benedictines. We strive to live by his Rule, to follow his teachings. We hope that when we reach the end of our earthly pilgrimage, we will be welcomed…

6th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s Gospel presents us with the multiplication of loaves as recounted by St Mark. The crowds were so enthralled by the preaching of Our Blessed Lord that they had followed Him for three days in the desert. They had not…

2-4 July 2026 Our triduum commences with the traditional feast of the Visitation. Let us ask for the grace to be visited by God’s grace in a special way this month. Mary’s visit to Elizabeth was preceded by two other visits, those of the…

5th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s liturgy is entirely centred on the importance of fraternal charity and the necessity of forgiving each other’s offences. We all know the primordial place of charity in our faith. At the Last Supper, Our Blessed Lord made it clear…

4th Sunday after Pentecost Anyone visiting St Peter’s Basilica in Rome cannot fail to be overwhelmed by the majesty of one of the most awesome edifices ever constructed. And in honour of whom? A poor, ignorant, feisty fisherman from Galilee. We shall soon honour…

Third Sunday after Pentecost Today’s oration presents us with a summary of the faith and the spiritual life. The Latin prose of these ancient prayers is dense, concise, and no words are wasted. Because of this, in order to do justice to the oration…

Corpus Christi In today’s Gospel, we see Our Blessed Lord sending His servants to invite to His banquet those for whom it was destined. One after the other, they reject the offer. One pretext is that he has bought a new farmhouse and has…